If he is overloading the motor to the point where it heats up, then yeah. But he knows what he's doing in terms of loading motors so it shouldn't make the slightest difference unless it gets into the bearings, and they're usually pretty well sealed.
Hi Matthias - I decided to build a 4x86" belt sander and was having problems with tracking and drift. Then I found your video and saw your idea for the inner tubes and silicone sealant - I'm waiting for it to dry now (fingers crossed). My only issue now is that I haven't used a drive belt and I've connected the shaft of the motor directly to the frame with a metal shaft and I'm getting lots of vibration as they're not quite true to each other. Slowly I'm getting there and hopefully when I'm done I'll have a very useful tool to add to my collection for almost no cost. Love your unassuming nature and ability to problem solve - best woodworker on youtube!
Your channel is the only maker channel that I don't have to change the speed of. You are very efficient with your video time. Also you are a great maker.
I'd say it wouldn't make sense to use another belt sander, because then you wouldn't need to build one in the first place. That is unless you're just looking for a challenge.
Like the bit in "The Adventures of Baron Munchhausen" "We're at the end of the rope!" "Well, nobody's using this bit! Tie it on the end and climb down!"
compilers do it as well. fpc is compiled by fpc. mathematicians feed abstract machines copies of themselves in order to show that certain problems are not decidable.
+Thomas Böcker Ha! Well after he builds a spindle sander and invents a way to make his own high performance aggregate sand paper he'll be ready to make stuff again.
Fantastic Matthias! You're really in your creative and fast mode in this video! Problem->solution->finished piece, goes lightning fast. I enjoyed it a lot...
Witam w drugiej czesci!!Rozbudowa szlifierki tasmowej mile widziana i wskazana!!Bardzo dobry pomysl z silnikiem pod spodem a ulepszenie jej pomoze w pracy,duza wiedza i cierpliwosc rodzi owoce!!Prima!!Dobry material Filmowy!!
Firstly, congratulations on some great craftsmanship, and terrific ingenuity. But also, these are really well produced videos. Tightly edited, with speed-ups at just the right time, and amount, to keep things moving along without missing out on things. And finally, I love the way you show us your thought process and iterations as you go, rather than just presenting a final product, or pretending to find problems once you've already worked it out. Discovery Channel could learn a lot from you!
I was genuinely really impressed how beautiful that machine came to be. So many clever tricks to adjust every moving part. Subscribed a few days ago and I've definitely enjoyed your videos!
I built mine a week after I bought the plans from you and I've used it almost every day since. That's over a year and it's brilliant :D Fantastic machine :) I use a simple method for making my own belts for mine as can be seen on my channel. Not because I won't buy them, but because I live in a country where there is no such thing available or the price is crazy :)
It's lovely to watch your design evolve as it goes along Matthias. I like the way you work, and your videos are easy to watch. You understand the pace nicely, and your production technique is superb. Thanks a lot.
What I like the most about your design is how easy it is to change the paper, takes me almost an hour to change from 80 grit to 200 grit with mu current store purchased one, have to remove and reinstall 15 screws of different lengths with washer and lock washers that always get lost.
I really love how you making videos and what you doing so after watched more than a few your videos , I decided to stay here forever. Thank you for your great work .
Nice Build Mathias! I agree, you can't find a decent belt sander of that size for a $100.00, unless you want something of poor quality like we have here in the States at Harbor Freight. I also love the fact you use recycled wood when ever possible. I'm a big recycle person myself and have found some wonderful, expensive woods that way. Look forward to your next build! ~Dolly
Idk what it is but I found this channel about 2 days ago and I know nothing about woodworking but I've just been loving your videos Matthias keep it up :)
Hola Matthias, mi nombre es Esteban y soy de Paysandú Uruguay. Eh visto tus videos y la verdad me gustan mucho tus trabajos. Hace mucho los veo, pero hoy decidi escribirte y agradecer el gran aporte que haces. La lijadora de mesa esta genial. GRACIAS POR COMPARTIR......
Thanks for the videos man. You and The Samurai Carpenter inspired me to build my own furniture, but since I lived in a condo I had to do the builds at work and at a friends place. This worked out well because as I was building a twin bed at my friends house for my spare room, my home burned down. So now I live in my friends spare room and sleep on a bed I made with my own two hands. It feels good to have something useful that you built your self. Especially when its one of the few things you have left hahahaha. Just wanted to say thanks for the inspiration.
Been thinking of going down to the hardware store to buy a belt sander , So pleased I saw this before I bought one. Now I'm definitely going down to the store to buy one :)
Matthias, You really make it look easy, even when you're making mistakes. Your idea for dust collection has inspired me. Hope you don't mind if I apply that to my old Harbor Freight floor sander. Thanks!
I saw pocket holes and said to myself "Oh no, people are going to be freaking out in the comments." I was not disappointed. On another note, this thing looks awesome. Love your editing btw. Always a fantastic job.
Always finish the V groove of your wooden pulleys with steel wool, to burnish the wood... and then a coat of super hard sealing wax (believe it or not). You want a surface that is as close to polished metal as you can get. Thanks for your vids... great work!
Oh how I hope plans become available for this build! I've had this in my mind for quite a long time and was hoping you would build this machine! Looks great! Can't wait for the edge sander and green paint!
Congratulations, job well done. Be proud to be able to produce useful devices from bare wood and metal. I wish I had so many tools and space. I would add some horizontal supports on both sides of the sander, to be able to sand wider materials flat in case you need to use it as a "fast planer". Cheers.
Nice drill jig to keep you straight while drilling free hand. For years I've used a steel block with about 6 common sized holes as a guide for hole making when I can't do it with a lathe or milling machine. I'm going to make one like yours out of aluminum first thing tomorrow.
How anyone dislikes this guy is beyond me super smart, explains everything above and beyond, never condescending, simply and methodically states his humble opine. what's the problem? all you haters can kiss this Canadian butt! we're too polite to say ass eh
as always, great job! I like the fact you use the sander in the middle of it fabrication, for finish the product himself ! But why do you use metal for cover the belt? (any particular raison?)
Pocket holes? Seriously! Great build. I love the side versatility. Hey how about using planer blades and building a laminate machine that makes plywood out of logs? Now that would be cool and original.
I like your movies. Before the weekend I always wait for the new episode. I think you're a wonderful man that you have time and desire to share your ideas. I hope that the translator google nothing confused. :)
Brilliant. One thing I might add (If I was ambitious enough to build this - which to be perfectly honest I am not) is a simple spring tensioner for the belt. That way as it stretches past the ability of the motor mount to take up the slack you're still good to go. Probably could find a junk one to retrofit
I don't really think this is necessary but a band would work great... also, you could use a mechanism found in bicycle gears to keep the tension on the band constant... I'm amazed at the creativity level! keep the content up :)
Man I am so jealous of you that pretty soon I will start to hate you coz you can make it so easily and I think I will never be able to make such beautiful thing. You are creative.
your professor. good very. very good thank you. thanks. أنت شاب بارع . وأنا شخصيا من متابعيك . واستفيد كثيرا من إبتكاراتك . وإبداعاتك. شكرا شكرا لك thank you .
in ogni vdeo debbo esprimermi, non posso fare a meno di dire che è sempre troppo forte. come ho già detto più volte vorrei trascorrere qualche giorno nel suo laboratorio, per apprezzare dal vivo la sua genialità, la sua abilità, la sua bravura nell'insieme.
i would guess that he have atleast 3 reasons 1. size it would be a lot larger footprint on the desk if the shaft was stuck straight to the machine, and square or bottom heavy (which is good for any machine. 2. comfort If you are a man in a shop you usually want your detailwork to be higher up so you dont need to bend over at the counter to work it. 3. safety it a lot easier to get the pulley to slip then it's to totally stop the motor he probably have other reasons, im only guessing about how i would build one if i did :P
Another reason - direct drive requires either very precie motor mount, or a flex coupling. A belt is much easier. Oh, and gets the motor out of the way!
I have seen that you can use the a rubber sole from a shoe to just rub on the sander belt to clean wood particles off a sanding belt. Are you thinking of applying a rubber pad to the slide over and clean the belt if it gets mucked up too much to sand efficiently?
Ok, says Matthais, I'll build a wooden belt sander. So I'll build a wooden pulley. So I'll build a wooden cutting tool. So I'll build a wooden electric motor next. 6: 55, the sound of it is good, free. Another fantastic build, Thanks!
After watching this video I wondering if you've ever considered making a video showing how your creations have handled wear and tear over extended use? Id be very interested in your insight on the topic as I'm sure others would too.
isnt it bad if the dust from the wood gets in the motor?
I guess that's why he built the enclose around the motor.
Free motors are free.
He's the champion of wrung what ya brung.
Looks like an induction motor, so not particularly.
If he is overloading the motor to the point where it heats up, then yeah. But he knows what he's doing in terms of loading motors so it shouldn't make the slightest difference unless it gets into the bearings, and they're usually pretty well sealed.
I think you meant when he was turning the pulley, I noticed that too.
Hi Matthias - I decided to build a 4x86" belt sander and was having problems with tracking and drift. Then I found your video and saw your idea for the inner tubes and silicone sealant - I'm waiting for it to dry now (fingers crossed). My only issue now is that I haven't used a drive belt and I've connected the shaft of the motor directly to the frame with a metal shaft and I'm getting lots of vibration as they're not quite true to each other. Slowly I'm getting there and hopefully when I'm done I'll have a very useful tool to add to my collection for almost no cost. Love your unassuming nature and ability to problem solve - best woodworker on youtube!
Your channel is the only maker channel that I don't have to change the speed of. You are very efficient with your video time. Also you are a great maker.
I always enjoy when you get to a point in a build that you start using the machine to help build itself.
My thoughts also. Using the sander to finish its own parts is cool.
I'd say it wouldn't make sense to use another belt sander, because then you wouldn't need to build one in the first place. That is unless you're just looking for a challenge.
but he does already have a belt sander, in fact pretty much every tool he builds he already has.
+Steve Bellock The cool factor remains 😀
Steve Bellock That means he's looking for a challenge :)
I love that you use the tool you're building to build the tool you're building.
Was thinking the same thing. It's like toolception.
LOL
Like the bit in "The Adventures of Baron Munchhausen"
"We're at the end of the rope!"
"Well, nobody's using this bit! Tie it on the end and climb down!"
compilers do it as well. fpc is compiled by fpc.
mathematicians feed abstract machines copies of themselves in order to show that certain problems are not decidable.
+Thomas Böcker Ha! Well after he builds a spindle sander and invents a way to make his own high performance aggregate sand paper he'll be ready to make stuff again.
Fantastic Matthias! You're really in your creative and fast mode in this video! Problem->solution->finished piece, goes lightning fast. I enjoyed it a lot...
Hi Mathias. I love your disregard for consumerism. Keep the videos coming!
David Stanton y
Witam w drugiej czesci!!Rozbudowa szlifierki tasmowej mile widziana i wskazana!!Bardzo dobry pomysl z silnikiem pod spodem a ulepszenie jej pomoze w pracy,duza wiedza i cierpliwosc rodzi owoce!!Prima!!Dobry material Filmowy!!
your creativity when it comes to problem solving is a joy to watch. I love your channel.
Firstly, congratulations on some great craftsmanship, and terrific ingenuity. But also, these are really well produced videos. Tightly edited, with speed-ups at just the right time, and amount, to keep things moving along without missing out on things. And finally, I love the way you show us your thought process and iterations as you go, rather than just presenting a final product, or pretending to find problems once you've already worked it out. Discovery Channel could learn a lot from you!
I think it's super cool that you used the sander to assist in building the sander. The very epitome of self sufficiency. nicely done
I was genuinely really impressed how beautiful that machine came to be. So many clever tricks to adjust every moving part. Subscribed a few days ago and I've definitely enjoyed your videos!
No relevant critiques or commentary here, but this build is awesome and I dig what you do. Good job, sir! Thanks for sharing.
I learn so much just watching Matthias work.
I built mine a week after I bought the plans from you and I've used it almost every day since. That's over a year and it's brilliant :D Fantastic machine :) I use a simple method for making my own belts for mine as can be seen on my channel. Not because I won't buy them, but because I live in a country where there is no such thing available or the price is crazy :)
It's lovely to watch your design evolve as it goes along Matthias. I like the way you work, and your videos are easy to watch. You understand the pace nicely, and your production technique is superb. Thanks a lot.
You are a really creative person, I find it fascinating watching you work because you think in ways that I don't.
What I like the most about your design is how easy it is to change the paper, takes me almost an hour to change from 80 grit to 200 grit with mu current store purchased one, have to remove and reinstall 15 screws of different lengths with washer and lock washers that always get lost.
I really love how you making videos and what you doing so after watched more than a few your videos , I decided to stay here forever. Thank you for your great work .
Nice Build Mathias! I agree, you can't find a decent belt sander of that size for a $100.00, unless you want something of poor quality like we have here in the States at Harbor Freight. I also love the fact you use recycled wood when ever possible. I'm a big recycle person myself and have found some wonderful, expensive woods that way. Look forward to your next build!
~Dolly
Tu lijadora te quedó espectacular amigo!
Felicidades!!!
Saludos desde Reynosa Tamaulipas México!
hey matthias i really like your videos.. watching your skill and patients while you build and test things is an inspiration to me in my own shop
i never really like woodworking in school, but dam is it relaxing to watch you work
Agree totally...
Idk what it is but I found this channel about 2 days ago and I know nothing about woodworking but I've just been loving your videos Matthias keep it up :)
I love how he uses the sander so much as he is modifying it. Great work!
I like how he uses the sander in the process of making the sander. I love your work. keep up the videos.
Hola Matthias, mi nombre es Esteban y soy de Paysandú Uruguay. Eh visto tus videos y la verdad me gustan mucho tus trabajos. Hace mucho los veo, pero hoy decidi escribirte y agradecer el gran aporte que haces. La lijadora de mesa esta genial. GRACIAS POR COMPARTIR......
Thanks for the videos man. You and The Samurai Carpenter inspired me to build my own furniture, but since I lived in a condo I had to do the builds at work and at a friends place. This worked out well because as I was building a twin bed at my friends house for my spare room, my home burned down. So now I live in my friends spare room and sleep on a bed I made with my own two hands. It feels good to have something useful that you built your self. Especially when its one of the few things you have left hahahaha. Just wanted to say thanks for the inspiration.
A real man of genius. Love your videos bro.
Great vid, Matthias. This was strangely somehow better than part 1. It really looks great.
Been thinking of going down to the hardware store to buy a belt sander , So pleased I saw this before I bought one. Now I'm definitely going down to the store to buy one :)
Great job Mr. Mathias . Your videos to me is a great inspiration , thank you.
Greetings from Brazil
Its always intresting to see the tools that you make. Its diffrent, but seems to work very good. Wish you and your family a great weekend
Thanks for sharing your passion Matthias. You're awesome. Your videos have inspired me to build my own workshop.
All I can say is "WOW".....you are amazing.....Thanks for sharing!
Matthias, You really make it look easy, even when you're making mistakes. Your idea for dust collection has inspired me. Hope you don't mind if I apply that to my old Harbor Freight floor sander. Thanks!
I believe he makes his videos so You use his ideas.
Absolutely great channel.
I saw pocket holes and said to myself "Oh no, people are going to be freaking out in the comments." I was not disappointed.
On another note, this thing looks awesome. Love your editing btw. Always a fantastic job.
Hi Matthias great channel have watch all show and there great please keep up with your wood work
regards
From australia
Are you okay? No fancy joinery and pocket holes?
Times are tough.
Dowel joints don't count ?
I just looked the other way.
if you didn't notice he used homemade pocket holes for the dustcover, used a piece of scrap and 2 sizes of drillbits :)
not believing what I'm seeing. matthias using a shop built pocket hole jig. ...the end of an Era 😕
Always finish the V groove of your wooden pulleys with steel wool, to burnish the wood... and then a coat of super hard sealing wax (believe it or not). You want a surface that is as close to polished metal as you can get. Thanks for your vids... great work!
Oh how I hope plans become available for this build! I've had this in my mind for quite a long time and was hoping you would build this machine! Looks great! Can't wait for the edge sander and green paint!
You got to love that green paint. Great build keep them coming.
Excellent ! Good job . Thank you Mathias. Congratulations from France.
Congratulations, job well done. Be proud to be able to produce useful devices from bare wood and metal. I wish I had so many tools and space. I would add some horizontal supports on both sides of the sander, to be able to sand wider materials flat in case you need to use it as a "fast planer". Cheers.
A sander is definitely not a "fast planer". Much much too slow.
I love the contrast. An ingenious build, no doubt, and a simple *finishing nail* as a belt guide. That's cute ;-)
Nice drill jig to keep you straight while drilling free hand.
For years I've used a steel block with about 6 common sized holes as a guide for hole making when I can't do it with a lathe or milling machine. I'm going to make one like yours out of aluminum first thing tomorrow.
How anyone dislikes this guy is beyond me super smart, explains everything above and beyond, never condescending, simply and methodically states his humble opine. what's the problem? all you haters can kiss this Canadian butt! we're too polite to say ass eh
Love the sander; construction and design. Home made pocket hole screws were a nice touch.
Молодец Мастер! Руки растут из нужных мест! :)
Sr. Matthias vc é o melhor marceneiro que eu já vi parabéns, Obrigado !!!
Great job, I like the way you make the new tools help to build themselves.
Genius Matthias Wandel you are the best.
+1 for the green paint joke!
I like the dust collector end, great how it slides up and down.
as always, great job!
I like the fact you use the sander in the middle of it fabrication, for finish the product himself !
But why do you use metal for cover the belt? (any particular raison?)
thinner
Wonderful video as always Matthias! I enjoy what you make.
Pocket holes? Seriously! Great build. I love the side versatility. Hey how about using planer blades and building a laminate machine that makes plywood out of logs? Now that would be cool and original.
You are just awesome! With your videos I can make almost every tool I need to my proyects
You built so much stuff into it, there's no end!
Absolutely incredible! You never cease to amaze me!!
I like your movies. Before the weekend I always wait for the new episode. I think you're a wonderful man that you have time and desire to share your ideas. I hope that the translator google nothing confused. :)
Watching you building this is pure pleasure:)
I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with to make with your little one.
Yoj mean the strips sander? That has a totally different function
I meant children projects. For when the baby gets old enough to do something
Matthias, muy bueno tu trabajo, te felicito, gracias por compartir tus habilidades con nosotros, saludos desde Uruguay
Thank you for making this and sharing with us. Very educational video (even if I don't build the sander; I aspire to though).
Another fantastic creation. Thanks, Matthias!
There's nothing you can't do or build with wood is there? I love watching these builds.
Brilliant. One thing I might add (If I was ambitious enough to build this - which to be perfectly honest I am not) is a simple spring tensioner for the belt. That way as it stretches past the ability of the motor mount to take up the slack you're still good to go. Probably could find a junk one to retrofit
I think spring tensioners are a bad idea. Motor should be rigidly mounted so it can't jump around and cause vibrations.
I don't really think this is necessary but a band would work great...
also, you could use a mechanism found in bicycle gears to keep the tension on the band constant...
I'm amazed at the creativity level! keep the content up :)
I love how you use your tools to build themselves.
Nice belt guard....Mr Pete would be proud!
You are always creative in all your actions
I wish you success
Nice project! I really like it that you took the time to put dust collection on it; most of the commercial ones don't have that!
Man I am so jealous of you that pretty soon I will start to hate you coz you can make it so easily and I think I will never be able to make such beautiful thing. You are creative.
So ingenious !
So many brilliant ideas to make everything !
Awesome !
What a piece of sheet metal! Splendid.
What happened, I thought I heard you say pocket holes are evil?
I love the sound of your drill press!
+galax yeah...I love forstner bits
***** Yeah...i love them but they are ridiculously expensive. Ill get a good set at some point
William Ela they aren't that expensive I got a drill press just for 50$
tornado siren recorder/hking123456789 haha...i was talking about the bits and as a 15 year old, anything over 75 is a little too much for me
They are called spade or paddle bits
Thank you with all my heart for what they offer us
Some really good improvements. I really liked the way you did the dust control. 🤓
your professor.
good very. very good
thank you. thanks.
أنت شاب بارع . وأنا شخصيا من متابعيك . واستفيد كثيرا من إبتكاراتك . وإبداعاتك. شكرا شكرا لك thank you .
I love your videos, you're an inspiration. Thank you.
in ogni vdeo debbo esprimermi, non posso fare a meno di dire che è sempre troppo forte. come ho già detto più volte vorrei trascorrere qualche giorno nel suo laboratorio, per apprezzare dal vivo la sua genialità, la sua abilità, la sua bravura nell'insieme.
As always, an awesome video. Thank you Matthias.
Using a tool to help build a tool that is the tool that you are building.... It's unbelievable.
Its a pleasure to watch you work sir
You never cease to amaze me man! Awesome!
Using belt sander to build itself? 10 out of 10
A true craftsman. Have you ever constructed a scale model of a building?
I like how you use the belt sander to finish said belt sander project!
you make it look so easy my friend. Love the video's thanks for all you share...
It would be nice a vid explaining the reason for use pulleys instead of the motor right to the shaft. Nice vid as always
i would guess that he have atleast 3 reasons
1. size it would be a lot larger footprint on the desk if the shaft was stuck straight to the machine, and square or bottom heavy (which is good for any machine.
2. comfort If you are a man in a shop you usually want your detailwork to be higher up so you dont need to bend over at the counter to work it.
3. safety it a lot easier to get the pulley to slip then it's to totally stop the motor
he probably have other reasons, im only guessing about how i would build one if i did :P
Another reason - direct drive requires either very precie motor mount, or a flex coupling. A belt is much easier. Oh, and gets the motor out of the way!
It won't fall off as it can't stretch and thus won't get long enough to fall off.
As always I enjoyed your video. I always seem to learn some little tidbit that will make things easier for me later. Thanks much.
I always smile or laugh qhen you use the tool you are creating to create the tool you are creating!
I have seen that you can use the a rubber sole from a shoe to just rub on the sander belt to clean wood particles off a sanding belt.
Are you thinking of applying a rubber pad to the slide over and clean the belt if it gets mucked up too much to sand efficiently?
Awesome job, as always =) Love how you use the sander to finish the product, especially when you use it as a lathe =)
Ok, says Matthais, I'll build a wooden belt sander.
So I'll build a wooden pulley.
So I'll build a wooden cutting tool.
So I'll build a wooden electric motor next.
6: 55, the sound of it is good, free.
Another fantastic build, Thanks!
love your woodworking very accurate keep up the great videos
Just found this channel and subscribed...awesome job👍
After watching this video I wondering if you've ever considered making a video showing how your creations have handled wear and tear over extended use? Id be very interested in your insight on the topic as I'm sure others would too.
Nothing to report there. Other than guide blocks on the bandsaws needing adjustment, no signs of wear.
Now you can check out his latest video
Мотя, ты - наш человек! Умница!
The sander videos are great!